Managing stress and sickness absence. Progress of the Sector Implementation Plan – Phase 2 (2009)
This report examined the effectiveness of the HSE's implementation plan (Sector Implementation Plan Phase 2 - SIP2) for the Management Standards. The aim was to aid organisations in the management of stress and absence. When surveyed in 2008 approximately 75% of organisations involved in the SIP2 were putting into place the HSE Management Standards. Research showed organisations had a range of policies that were used in the management of stress and absence. Examples of barriers to effective stress and absence management were lack of time and money and lack of senior management buy-in. Examples of facilitators were senior management buy-in, a supportive culture and data gathering. The results suggested that the SIP2 intervention had some positive effect.